Q. What major events in the world around influenced Whitman’s writing the most? (Solved)
1. discrimination against african americans and the birth of the harlem renaissance
2. prohibition of alcohol and the establishment of speakeasies
3. the birth of america as a nation and the acceptance of american writers on the literary scene
4. the plight of the common man and the regulation of publishing practices in america
- a. discrimination against african americans and the birth of the harlem renaissance